A year and a half after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, artist Alejandro Chaskielberg visited the small town of Otsuchi. He photographed 20 families sitting on the foundation where their homes once stood. He found contorted belongings that felt like tortured symbols of a traumatized psyche. The altered lay of the land reflects a destroyed way of life that won’t ever come back. Using colors from a photo found in a damaged photo album, Chaskielberg painted on top of these long exposed monochrome …
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These are two clips featuring renowned tattoo artist Mister Cartoon and photographer Estevan Oriol from Upper Playground’s documentary The Run Up (2009), which is a follow up to their Dithers (2004) documentary. In these two clips, Mister Cartoon and Estevan Oriol talk about their craft and they give us a glimpse into their world. Bonus video two is of Mister Cartoon and Estevan Oriol on Snoop’s video podcast GGN show, from mid 2013. Walrus TV Artist Feature: Mister Cartoon Walrus TV Artist Feature: …
From left to right, Cuban artist Erik Ravelo addresses pedophilia in the Vatican, sexual child abuse and tourism in Thailand, war in Syria, the trafficking of children’s organs on the black market, the death of children by guns in the U.S. and obesity fueled by big fast food companies. Shit look crazy. According to Huffington Post, the photos got banned from Facebook. …
The photographer and filmmaker Angela Boatwright has made a documentary series on East Los Angles’ predominately (but not limited to) Latino and Chicano youth’s backyard Punk scene. The documentary East Los was done in partnership between shoe company Vans and Boatwright, for Vans’ documentary series Living On The Wall. The documentary series captures a glimpse of the lives of the youth at these backyard punk shows. East Los shows the different sides of youth who attend these backyard gatherings. It strikes a balance between the …
Spanish photojournalist Christina De Middel‘s “Afronauts” is a series of beautiful images that quickly descend into a social commentary on the evolution of the continent of Africa. File Magazine quoted her saying, “The images are beautiful and the story is pleasant at a first level, but it is built on the fact that nobody believes that Africa will ever reach the moon. It hides a very subtle critique to our position towards the whole continent and our prejudices.” via File Mag …
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